Film Series

Fight the Power: Black Superheroes on Film

Before Black Panther there was...an entire alternative cinematic history of black screen heroes who challenged establishment power structures through their sheer existence. From blaxploitation icons to supernatural avengers to anti-colonial outlaws, this series spotlights industry-defying images of black heroism and empowerment in films that are as socially and politically subversive as they are downright fun.

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Black Panther

Marvel Studios’ most anticipated film of 2018 opens at the BAM Harvey Theater on February 15.

George Romero's stunningly subversive horror milestone is more than just the mother of all zombie movies; it's a still-shocking vision of Vietnam-era America consuming itself. The oft-imitated premise—a band of strangers crawl the walls of a farmhouse while the flesh-eating undead approach—is transformed into a canny (and ultimately chilling) commentary on race by the casting the sole black actor (Jones) as the hero.